A visit to the Sylvan Heights Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sylvan Heights Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sylvan Heights Cemetery (FG ID #46449).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Sylvan Heights Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sylvan Heights Cemetery:
39.9213, -79.7040
The Sylvan Heights Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Uniontown.
The cemetery is located in Fayette County<3>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Uniontown. Uniontown lies just to the southwest of the Sylvan Heights Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
Name Variations for Sylvan Heights Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Sylvan Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sylvan Heights Memorial Gardens
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sylvan Heights Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sylvan Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. St. Macrina Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Park Place Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Park Place Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Hopwood)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reformed Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Holy Society Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holy Society Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Society Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomasza Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tomasza Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomasza Cemetery
- Little White Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sylvan Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oliver
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Evans
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lemont Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hutchinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Uledi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bitner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Waltersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leisenring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shoaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buffington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McClellandtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Puritan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Connellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Connellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderbilt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dickerson Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tippecanoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rowes Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Sylvan Heights Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sylvan Heights Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Fayette County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Sylvan Heights Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #46449
- Referenced GNIS Records ...
- GNIS ID #1189215 (Sylvan Heights Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1189215 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Uniontown
- Location given for Sylvan Heights Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9217426 Lon: -79.7042092
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
- GNIS ID #1189216 (Sylvan Heights Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1189216 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Uniontown
- Location given for Sylvan Heights Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 39.9242425 Lon: -79.7000424
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sylvan Heights Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |